Local authority staff to ballot for strike action in pay dispute
Fórsa seeks job evaluation scheme as ‘workers paid different rates in different counties’
Industrial action ‘almost inevitable’ over plans to move council staff to Irish Water
Trade union Fórsa says ‘forced coercion’ of employees out of local authorities will be fought
Businessman sent ‘vile’ text messages to niece over five-year period, court told
Gardaí tracked down defendant’s phone to cardboard box in his garage with help from Interpol
Man who stalked and attacked 19-year-old jailed for three years
Victim said she feared for her life after attacker threatened to kill her if she shouted
Boy who fell off a stage at a wedding is awarded €35,000
Child suffered laceration in incident at a Donegal hotel in September 2017
Man (24) charged over attack and robbery on woman (19) in Cork
Gardaí object to bail over the violence used in incident as teen walked home in Bandon
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill garda and damaging her home
Mark Fair is also charged with making offensive phone calls to five female gardaí
Referendum on Irish Water essential if unions to support transfer of local authority staff
Unions hold talks on Irish Water plans with Minister
Union warns Government over Irish Water plan
Proposal to bring council staff under control of utility ‘could jeopardise’ drinking water
Ervia tasked with carefully untangling Irish Water by 2023
Union Fórsa says decision to make body commercial raises fears about privatisation
Man accused of sexually exploiting a child breaks bail conditions
The man is granted bail again after contacting alleged victim over Snapchat
Man jailed for ‘despicable’ desecration of graves
Mark Howell stole a religious statue from one grave to complete work in another cemetery
Civil servant passed information to PIs for more than €20,000
Stolen information about welfare recipients was passed on to banks and solicitors’ offices
Health sector demands threaten to complicate pay talks
Analysis: Demands could pose problems for Government and for unions in other sectors
Special pay deals could trigger ‘leap-frogging’ claims in public sector
Impact national secretary’s comments interpreted as response to nurses’ 12% claim
Staffless libraries may risk children’s safety, union warns
FOI request reveals six incidents of children being left unsupervised during pilot project
Man with 132 convictions who stabbed brother-in-law given suspended sentence
John Ward stabbed Patrick Mongan while he slept in his bed with his wife and baby
Girl who was struck in the face at GAA camp awarded €40,000
Teenager received plastic surgery after being hit by a bat while playing rounders
Man touched pensioner’s bottom before knocking him out
Kevin Crawford charged with assault causing harm over incident in Buncrana takeaway
Minister Creed keen to minimise reputational damage in wake HRI controversy
Aidan O’Brien-trained Minding was crowned Horse of the Year for 2016
Two new appointments to board of Horse Racing Ireland
Elizabeth Headon and Peter Nolan appointed by Minister Michael Creed
Library staff to vote on industrial action over out-of-hours access
Introduction of self-service library hours a sinister plan to cut costs, says union
Impact demands referendum to stop water services sell-off
The Union has not adopted an anti-water charges stance as policy
Man charged with possession of assault rifles found in Slane
Shane Rowan also charged at Special Criminal Court with membership of IRA
Staff working for Irish Water vote to strike in row over job cuts
Unions balloted for industrial action after utility revealed plan for up to 1,500 job losses
Sentencing for man over Donegal eight death road crash adjourned
Shaun Kelly (25) pleaded guilty in July to dangerous driving in 2010
Strike at South Dublin County Council averted
Union accepts Labour Relations Commission proposals aimed at resolving dispute
Impact trade union warns against further erosion of local democracy
Minister for the Environment defends Government reforms at Dublin conference
Psychological audit of accused in fatal road incident sought
Shaun Kelly (24) accused of causing deaths of eight men in Donegal in July 2010
Impact to end co-operation with driver licencing authority
Union expresses anger at suggestion its members operated ‘lengthy delays’
Garda found guilty of sexually harassing female colleagues
Court told Kevin Corby insulted women about their sex lives and weight
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